Record Number: 21498
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'[quoting from the pamphlet "A Letter to Dr. Samuel Johnson, occasioned by his late Political Publications." by joseph Towers] "I would, however, wish you to remember, should you again address the publick under the character of a political writer, that luxuriance of imagination or energy of language will ill compensate for the want of candour, of justice, and of truth. And I shall only add, that should I hereafter be disposed to read, as I heretofore have done, the most excellent of all your performances, 'The Rambler,' the pleasure which I have been accustomed to find in it will be much diminished by the reflection that the writer of so moral, so elegant, and so valuable a work was capable of prostituting his talents in such productions as 'The False Alarm,' the 'Thoughts on the Transactions respecting Falkland's Islands,' and 'The Patriot.' "
Century:1700-1799
Date:Until: 31 Dec 1775
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Type of Experience(Reader):
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solitary in company unknown
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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1737
Socio-Economic Group:Clergy (includes all denominations)
Occupation:clergyman and writer
Religion:Dissenting
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Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Patriot, The
Genre:Politics
Form of Text:Print: Pamphlet
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Source Information:
Record ID:21498
Source:James Boswell
Editor:R.W. Chapman
Title:Life of Johnson
Place of Publication:Oxford
Date of Publication:1980
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Page:593
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Citation:
James Boswell, R.W. Chapman (ed.), Life of Johnson, (Oxford, 1980), p. 593, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=21498, accessed: 25 November 2024
Additional Comments:
Originally published 1791
